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Libya will not execute medics: Gaddafi’s son Published: Tuesday, 30 January, 2007, 08:33 AM Doha Time SOFIA: Libya will not execute five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor sentenced to death last month, the son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said in a newspaper interview, calling their verdicts “unfair”. Speaking to Bulgarian daily 24 Chasa, Saif al-Islam said a solution would be found soon to save the medical staff and satisfy families of the infected children, but he gave no details. A Libyan court has sentenced the nurses and the doctor for intentionally infecting hundreds of children with the HIV virus in a highly politicised case which started eight years ago. “There will be no executions,” said Gaddafi’s son and his most influential envoy. “I hope there will be a happy end soon ... My father is also against the executions.” Saif al-Islam runs an influential charitable foundation which has played a key part in negotiating with Western countries over compensation for bombings in which Libya was implicated. Bulgarian deputy Foreign Minister Haim Chaushev said Saif al-Islam’s statement could be a sign of progress in negotiations. “I am inclined to see a positive signal in these assurances,” he said. “The case went in the wrong direction from the very beginning. There were many manipulations in the original files, many errors ... This is why we should seek a compromise,” Saif al-Islam said, adding Tripoli has already discussed a plan with Germany and France. Saif al-Islam reiterated that although the outbreak was due to negligence and not conspiracy, Bulgaria, Libya and the European Union should meet the demands of the families and help the medical treatment of the children. “We are speaking about securing serious indemnity for the families,” he said. “The Bulgarian government and the European Union should understand our demands.” The families have demanded 10mn euros ($13mn) per child in compensation from Bulgaria. – Reuters +++ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
